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Achuo, Enow A. Programme Specialist for Biological Sciences, International Council for Science ICSU, Regional Office of Africa, South-Africa, email a.enow(at)icsu-africa.org
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: crop production and protectionAdekunle, Michael Femi, Dr., Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, College of Environmental Resources Management, University Of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, email adekunlefm(at)yahoo.com
expertise: forest resources economics and managementAlves, Susana, Research Associate, Edinburgh College of Art, OPENspace Research Centre, email s.alves(at)eca.ac.uk
expertise: older people & outdoor spacesArdayfio-Schandorf, Elizabeth, Professor, University of Ghana, Ghana, email ardayfel(at)ug.edu.gh
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member, IUFRO Unit 6.08 Deputy coordinator
expertise: geography, environmental resource utilization, genderAyoola Emmanuel Akinniyi, Forest Officer, Tropical Forest Network, email tropicalforest2006(at)yahoo.ca
expertise: forest productsBarstad, Johan, Researcher, Møre research Volda, Norway, email jb(at)hivolda.no
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: rural development, communicative planningBell, Simon, Director, OPENspace Research Centre, Edinburgh College of Art, UK, email s.bell(at)eca.ac.uk
expertise: forestry, landscape architecture, social scienceBradbear, Nicola, Director, Bees for Development, email nicolabradbear(at)beesfordevelopment.org
expertise: role of bees and beekeeping within forests for biodiversity and livelhoodsBurls, Ambra, Education and Research Consultant, Ecodemia Ltd, Writtle College, Anglia Ruskin University, Great Britain, email a.burls(at)btopenworld.com
expertise: health, therapy, green spaces, ecotherapyCesario, Manuel, Professor, University of Franca, Brazil, email manuel.cesario(at)uol.com.br
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: global environmental change and human healthChang, Yu Shyun, Ph.D., Senior Research Officer, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), email changys(at)frim.gov.my
expertise: ethnomycology, medicinal and edible mushrooms and documentation of medicinal and aromatic plantsColfer, Carol, Scientist, Center for International Forestry Research CIFOR, Indonesia, email c.colfer(at)cgiar.org
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee memberCurl, Sherry, Forest Consultant, Iceland Forest Service, email sherry(at)skogur.is
expertise: Non-timber forest resources de Vries, Sjerp, Senior Social Scientist, Alterra, Green World Research, Netherlands, email sjerp.devries(at)wur.nl
expertise: environmental psychology/human geographyDolling, Ann, Associate professor, Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management, SLU, Umeå, Sweden, email Ann.Dolling(at)svek.slu.se
expertise: director of the reasearch programme "Forest and Human Health" Follér, Maj-Lis, Ph.D., Associate Professor in human ecology and human health, University of Gothenborg, School of Global Studies, Sweden, email majlis.foller(at)globalstudies.gu.se
expertise: environmental changes and human health among indigenous peoples in the Amazon (mainly Brazil and Peru) Froede, Alexander, Natural Resource Management Advisor, German Development Service Harare, email alexander.froede(at)gmx.eu
expertise: HIV/AIDS and forests, medicinal Plants Furuberg, Ann Merete, Dr., Headmark University College, Norway, email merete.furuberg(at)hedmark.org
expertise: forest + mental and physical health coursesGallis, Christos, Dr., Researcher, Forest Research Insitute, Greece, email cgalis(at)fri.gr
Gan, Jianbang, Associate Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University, USA, email j-gan(at)tamu.edu
expertise: economics and policyGerhardt, Karin, Senior programme officer, Swedish Insternational Biodiversity Programme, email karin.gerhardt(at)cbm.slu.se
expertise: biodiversity-human health links in development cooperationGobster, Paul H. Research Social Scientist, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, USA, email pgobster(at)fs.fed.us
Guerra, Fernando, Researcher, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile, email fguerra(at)ucm.cl
expertise: Forest tree biotechnologyHartig, Terry, Associate Professor, Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Uppsala University, Sweden, email terry.hartig@ibf.uu.se
expertise: environmental psychologyHenttonen, Heikki, Professor, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland, email heikki.henttonen(at)metla.fi
expertise: rodent-born diseases and parasites, hantavirusesHermansen, Ebbe, consultant, email hermansen.ebbe(at)gmail.com
expertise: forestryHine, Rachel, Senior Research Officer, University of Essex, UK, email rehine(at)essex.ac.uk
expertise: green exercise, care farming, multifunctionality of land, sustainable agricultureHolmbom, Bjarne, Professor, Forest Products Chemistry, Åbo Akademi University, Finland, email bjarne.holmbom(at)abo.fi
expertise: wood chemistry, extractives, biochemical effectsHutchings, Tony, Head of Land Regeneration and Urban Greenspace Research, Forest Research, UK, email tony.hutchings(at)forestry.gsi.gov.uk
expertise: land regeneration to green-end use to maximise benefitsKantola, Marjatta, Head of the laboratory, Finnish Forest Resarch Institute, email marjatta.kantola(at)metla.fi
expertise: analytical chemistry, trace elemennts in human healthKarjalainen, Eeva, Research Advisor, Researcher, Finnish Forest Research Institute, email eeva.karjalainen(at)metla.fi
ForHealth Task Force correspondence
expertise: forest landscape preferencesKauhanen, Erkki, Head of Communications, Finnish Forest Research Institute, email erkki.kauhanen(at)metla.fi
ForHealth Task Force communications and this netsite, postmaster Khan, Merajuddin, Dr, Division of wood chemistry and Microbiology, Korea Forest Research Institute, email mdk_cimap(at)yahoo.com
Kim, Ki Weon, Prof., Department of Forest Resources, Kookmin Univ., Seoul, S-Korea, email kwkim(at)kookmin.ac.kr
expertise: forest aestheticsKishi, Misa, MD, DrPH, Senior Environmental Health Specialist, JSI Research and Training, USA, email mkishi(at)jsi.com
Kiffner, Christian, PhD candidate, Department of Forest Zoology and Forest Conservation incl. Wildlife Biology and Game Management, Büsgen-Institute, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Germany, email ckiffne(at)gwdg.de
expertise: arthropode-borne virus diseases and their relation to forest-dwelling hosts (rodents and deer)Kopperoinen, Leena, Senior Scientist, Finnish Environment Institute, email leena.kopperoinen(at)ymparisto.fi
expertise: outdoor recreation opportunities, recreation areas, trails, GIS, land useKoroleva, Elena, Ass. Prof, supervisor, Moscow State Lomonosov University, Russia, email koroleva(at)cs.msu.su
expertise: ecology, human health, biomonitoringKorpela, Kalevi, University of Tampere, Finland, email kalevi.korpela(at)uta.fi
expertise: environmental psychology, favorite places and well-being, restorative environmentsKretsch, Conor, Director, COHAB Initiative (Co-Operation On Health And Biodiversity), Ireland, email conor(at)cohabnet.org
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: health and biodiversityKruger, Linda, Communities and Forest Environments Team, Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, USA, email lkruger(at)fs.fed.us
Kuo, Frances E. University of Illinois, USA, email fekuo(at)uiuc.edu
expertise: impacts of trees and greenpace on Attention Deficit Heperactivity Disorder symptoms and other indicators of mental healthKvasnicka, Tomas, President of Czech Moutainbiking Association (CeMBA), email tomas.kvasnicka(at)cemba.cz
expertise: sociology of outdoor recreation, outdoor recreation policy Lafortezza, Raffaele, Associate Researcher, University of Bari, Italy, email r.lafortezza(at)agr.uniba.it
expertise: landscape ecological planning and design, forest landscapes, urban forests, GIS spatial analysis and remote sensing applicationsLi, Qing, MD, PhD, Senior Assistant Professor, Nippon Medical School, Japan, email qing-li(at)nms.ac.jp
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: environmental immunology, immunotoxicology, genotoxicologyLopez, Pascal, Dr, Consultant, ECO Consult, email pascal.lopez(at)eco-consult.com
expertise: natural resource management, project management, HIV/AIDSLundell, Ylva, PhD, Researcher, SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences), Sweden, email Ylva.Lundell(at)sek.slu.se
Magar, Surya Bahadur, Postgraduate student, Faculty of Forest Sciences, University of Joensuu, email magar(at)cc.joensuu.fi
expertise: forestry, bioenergy trade in the EU, market integration, social surveyMahmood, Abu Rushed Jamil, Lecturer, Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, email ifescu(at)gmail.com
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member, expertise: forests and human well-being, criteria & indicators for SFM, co-managementMasalin, Heikki, Managing Director, CIM Creative Industries Management Ltd, email heikki.masalin(at)cimfunds.com
expertise: finance and development of creative industriesMatilainen, Anne, project manager/researcher, University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute, Finland, email anne.matilainen(at)helsinki.fi
expertise: non-wood forest products and servicesMatuzzi, Marco, PhD, World Health Organization WHO, European Centre for Environment and Health, Italy, email mam(at)ecr.euro.who.int
Mendoza, Christopher, Owner/Manager, Forest Conservation & Resortation, ARC Consultants, email chrismendoza117(at)hotmail.com
expertise: conservation biologistMeza, Tashkin, CODESURU, Equador, email murupuma(at)hotmail.com
Miyazaki, Yoshifumi, Professor, Chiba National University, Japan, email ymiyazaki(at)faculty.chiba-u.jp
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee memberMoffat, Andy, Head of Environment and Human Sciences, Forest Research, UK, email andy.moffat(at)forestry.gsi.gov.uk
Muktadir, Hossain, Sector Specialist (Forestry) & Coordinator, Agriculture Development Programme BRAC, Afghanistan, email muktadir_brac(at)yahoo.com
expertise: Project Management in Forestry, Livelihood and Natural Resource Management Mukul, Sharif Ahmed, Research Fellow, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, email sharif_a_mukul(at)yahoo.com
expertise: Biodiversity conservation, Protected area and natural resource management, ethnoforestry, ecology, NTFPs, rural forest dependent livelihoods Mulholland, Dulcie, Professor of Biological Chemistry, University of Surrey, UK, email d.mulholland(at)surrey.ac.uk
expertise: natural products chemist, medicinally used plantsMushongahande, Member, Research Coordinator, Zimbabwe Forestry Commission, Research and Training Division, email mmember(at)frchigh.co.zw
expertise: biology and ecology of edible insects in Southern AfricaNieminen, Tiina, Researcher, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland, email tiina.nieminen(at)metla.fi
expertise: trace element cycling in forestsNor Azah, Mohamad Ali, Programme Head, Herbal Product Development Programme, Medicinal Plants Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), email norazah(at)frim.gov.my
expertise: natural products chemistryO'Brien, Elizabeth, Social Researcher, Forest Research, UK, email liz.obrien(at)forestry.gsi.gov.uk
expertise: social research with a particular focus on health and well-being and educationOde, Åsa, Researcher, Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, email asa.ode(at)ltj.slu.se
expertise: landscape analysis, accessibility, urban forest Ondrejka, Oliver, Student, pro-mente Akademie Wien, Austria, email oliver.ondrejka(at)chello.at
expertise: Dipl. Sportlehrer, Mental Trainer, Psychotherapie i.A. Park Bum Jin, Ph.D.(Forestry), Chiba National University, Japan, email fm03park(at)gmail.com
Parrotta, John, Research Program Leader, U.S. Forest Service, USA, email jparrotta(at)fs.fed.us
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee memberPeacock, Jo, Senior Research Officer, University of Essex, UK, email jlpeac(at)essex.ac.uk
expertise: leading researcher of the Green Exercise Programme Quine, Chris, Head of Ecology Division, Forest Research, UK, email chris.quine(at)forestry.gsi.gov.uk
expertise: inter-disciplinary researchRaitio, Hannu, Professor, Director General of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, email hannu.raitio(at)metla.fi
ForHealth Task Force Coordinator Ramiscal Roble, Maria Nanette, Columbia University, email mr538(at)columbia.edu
expertise: health care, nursing, sociomedical sciencesRana, Parvez, M.Sc Student, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, email parvez_200207(at)yahoo.com
expertise: Biodiversity ConservationRanta, Hanna, Dr, researcher, senior lecturer, Aerobiology Unit, Biology Department, University of Turku, Finland, email hanranta(at)utu.fi
expertise: reproduction of forest trees, production and health effects of pollenRappold, Georg, Dr., Forest Policy Officer, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria, email georg.rappold(at)lebensministerium.at
expertise: National and International Forest PolicyRasadah, Mat Ali, Director of Medicinal Plants Programme, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, email rasadah(at)frim.gov.my
expertise: R&D on the medicinal plants and herbsRousi, Matti, Researcher, the Finnish Forest Research Institute, email matti.rousi(at)metla.fi
ForHealth Task Force Deputy Coordinator
expertise: biotic and abiotic resistance Rugalema, Gabriel, Senior Officer, Gender and Population Division, FAO, Italy, email Gabriel.Rugalema(at)fao.org
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: HIV/AIDS and forestryRühe, Ferdinand, Head of the Wildlife Biology and Game Management Team, Department of Forest Zoology and Forest Conservation Büsgen-Institute, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Germany, email fruehe(at)gwdg.de
expertise: arthropode-borne virus diseases and their relation to forest-dwelling hosts (rodents and deer) Sanesi, Giovanni, University of Bari, Italy, email sanesi(at)agr.uniba.it
Sangster, Marcus, Head of Social and Land Use Research, Forestry Commission, UK, email marcus.sangster(at)forestry.gsi.gov.uk
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee memberSarjala, Tytti, Senior Researcher, Finnish Forest Research Institute, email tytti.sarjala(at)metla.fi
expertise: fungi, plant polyamines, tree physiologySchantz, Peter, Dr Med Sc, Associate Professor, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Sweden, email peter.schantz(at)gih.se
expertise: physical activity, green space/environment, public healthScher, Stanley, University of Berkeley, USA, email shscher(at)berkeley.edu
Schuetz, Stefan, professor, University Goettingen, Germany, email stefan.schuetz(at)forst.uni-goettingen.de
expertise: volatile organic compounds, odourantsSelin, Steve, Professor, West Virginia University, Division of Forestry & Natural Resources, USA, email sselin(at)wvu.edu
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member
expertise: human dimensions, restorative effects of forest recreationSemenzato, Paolo, Associate professor, University of Padua, Italy, email paolo.semenzato(at)unipd.it
expertise: urban forestryShin, Joon Hwan, Assistant Director General, Korean Forest Research Institute, email kecology(at)foa.go.kr
Shin, Won Sop, Professor of Social Forestry, School of Forest Resources, Chungbuk National University, email wonsop.shin(at)gmail.com
Shivanna, H, Professor, UAS, College of Forestry, Sirsi Uttar Kannada Karnataka, India, email hshivanna100(at)rediffmail.com
expertise: Multipurpose shelterbelts in dry low rain fall areasSimpson, James, Lecturer, ÅF Språk och Turism Institutet, Parainen, Finland, email james.simpson(at)folkis.fi
expertise: outdoor educator, writing thesis on outdoor walking and learningSmith Olsen, Carsten, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences, Forest & Landscape, Denmark, email cso(at)life.ku.dk
Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO 5.11.02 – Medicinal forest products
expertise: Economics, policy, forestry, socio-economic aspects of medicinal plant utilisationSonwa, Denis, Agro-Ecologist, STCP/IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture), Cameroon, email desonwa(at)yahoo.com
Sudhindra, Naik, T., Professor, Head of Deptartment of Forest Biology and Tree Improvement, College of Forestry, Karnataka, India, email naiksudhindra(at)gmail.com
expertise: diversity of fungi, fungal diseases of forest crops, biological control of tree diseasesSurendra, P., Scientist (GPB), ARS (Paddy), Sirsi, UASD, email PSurendra63(at)gmail.com
expertise: Teak Improvement and Rice BreedingSyngollitou, Efthymia, Professor of Environmental Psychology, Department of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, email syngo(at)psy.auth.gr
expertise: the impact of physical and built environment on the behaviorSöderlund, Tom, Volunteer, Sādhana Forest, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India, email t-om(at)iki.fi
expertise: practical aspects of turning a man-made desert back into a native wild forest Thalmann Suter, Claire-Lise, Scientific advisor, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Forest Division, email claire-lise.suter(at)bafu.admin.ch
expertise: social aspects on forests eg. leisure activities, recreationTsunetsugu, Yuko, Researcher, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan, email yukot(at)ffpri.affrc.go.jp
expertise: forest products, physiological anthropology, ergonomicsvan Zon, Ronald, consultant, Van Zon Consulting, email rpvanzon(at)planet.nl
expertise: nature and healthVirtanen, Vesa, Director, University of Oulu, Laboratory of Biotechnology, Finland, email vesa.virtanen(at)oulu.fi
ForHealth Task Force Steering Committee member, expertise: health promoting compounds, functional foodWang, Cheng, professor, Chinese Academy of Forestry, China, email Wangcheng(at)caf.ac.cn
expertise: urban forestryWestphal, Joanne M. Professor, Michigan State University, USA, email westphal(at)msu.edu
expertise: medicine and landscape designWilhelm Stanis, Sonja A., Graduate Research Assistant, Doctoral Candidate, University of Minnesota, USA, email wilh0065(at)umn.edu
expertise: psychophysiological aspects of outdoor recreationZuhud, Ervizal, Dr, Lecturer and researcher, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia, email ervizal_amzu(at)yahoo.com
expertise: Conservation of tropical forest medicinal plants, ethnobotany and plant ecology Zuraida, PhD student, Researcher, Coordinator of Forest Biopharmaca Research in Indonesia, Center for Plantation Forest Research and Development, Forest Research Development Agency, Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia, email zuraidaus21(at)gmail.com
expertise: Medicinal plants in tropical forest, ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology 